Preserve vs. Conserve
Preservenoun
A sweet spread made of any of a variety of berries.
Preservenoun
A reservation, a nature preserve.
Preservenoun
An activity with restricted access.
Preserveverb
To protect; to keep from harm or injury.
Preserveverb
To save from decay by the use of some preservative substance, such as sugar or salt; to season and prepare (fruits, meat, etc.) for storage.
Preserveverb
To maintain throughout; to keep intact.
Preserveverb
To keep or save from injury or destruction; to guard or defend from evil, harm, danger, etc.; to protect.
Preserveverb
To save from decay by the use of some preservative substance, as sugar, salt, etc.; to season and prepare for remaining in a good state, as fruits, meat, etc.; as, to preserve peaches or grapes.
Preserveverb
To maintain throughout; to keep intact; as, to preserve appearances; to preserve silence.
Preserveverb
To make preserves.
Preserveverb
To protect game for purposes of sport.
Preservenoun
That which is preserved; fruit, etc., seasoned and kept by suitable preparation; esp., fruit cooked with sugar; - commonly in the plural.
Preservenoun
A place in which game, fish, etc., are preserved for purposes of sport, or for food.
Preservenoun
a domain that seems to be specially reserved for someone;
Preservenoun
a reservation where animals are protected
Preservenoun
fruit preserved by cooking with sugar
Preserveverb
keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last;
Preserveverb
keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction;
Preserveverb
to keep up and reserve for personal or special use;
Preserveverb
prevent (food) from rotting;
Preserveverb
maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger;
Preserveverb
keep undisturbed for personal or private use for hunting, shooting, or fishing;
Conservenoun
Wilderness where human development is prohibited.
Conservenoun
A jam or thick syrup made from fruit.
Conservenoun
(obsolete) A medicinal confection made of freshly gathered vegetable substances mixed with finely powdered refined sugar.
Conservenoun
(obsolete) A conservatory.
Conserveverb
(transitive) To save for later use, sometimes by the use of a preservative.
Conserveverb
(transitive) To protect an environment.
Conserveverb
To remain unchanged during a process
Conserveverb
To keep in a safe or sound state; to save; to preserve; to protect.
Conserveverb
To prepare with sugar, etc., for the purpose of preservation, as fruits, etc.; to make a conserve of.
Conservenoun
Anything which is conserved; especially, a sweetmeat prepared with sugar; a confection.
Conservenoun
A medicinal confection made of freshly gathered vegetable substances mixed with finely powdered refined sugar. See Confection.
Conservenoun
A conservatory.
Conservenoun
fruit preserved by cooking with sugar
Conserveverb
keep constant through physical or chemical reactions or evolutionary change;
Conserveverb
keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction;
Conserveverb
use cautiously and frugally;
Conserveverb
preserve with sugar;
